Monday, May 08, 2006

G'day, Hillary

Rupert Murdoch has agreed to host a political fundraiser for Hillary Clinton this summer.

Murdoch's surprise decision to raise money for Clinton in July, on behalf of NEWS CORP., parent company of FOXNEWS and the New York Post, underlines a dramatic turn of relations between Murdoch and Clinton.

Last week, Clinton surprised Washington and media watchers by attending a FOX NEWS anniversary party, where she toasted Murdoch.

Political powerbroker and studio head Harvey Weinstein is said to have convinced Hillary that Murdoch could be a friend, not a foe, in her ongoing political maneuvers.

Cozying up to Murdoch is bad enough, but God save us from anyone who'd seek the counsel of that miscreant Weinstein.